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Katchak.
"Hello."
"Sir, this is your 6 a.m. morning call. Please wake up for your training."
"Yes, I got it. I will be there in 30 minutes."
"Okay, sir. I will tell the team."
A young man in his late teens woke up from the bed. The man had a perfect body shape, black long hair and he was around 6 feet tall. He was a very handsome man.
He went to the bathroom and got ready for the training.
"I cannot believe that I am living this life, right now.", murmured the man with a happy face.
He could not believe how his life turned out within a couple of years. He was around 18 years old now and he had become a powerful trainer. He had made a lot of good connections and he was now the hope of Unova region. Just 3 years ago, he was just a normal boy coming from a middle class family and now he was the hope of an entire region.
This man's name was Brine.
The story of Brine could be described as a fantasy story. He came from a very humble background. He lived in the flower town of Unova region. It was a very simple town with only around 20k people living on it.
Just like very teenager, he wanted to become an exceptional trainer. But even he knew from his heart that he might not be able to achieve it. Only a few trainers from a billion trainers could achieve such a feat and he knew that he was not so special.
His family worked hard to get him a good official Pokemon. But they could only get him a Pansage. Pansage was not a bad Pokemon but it didn't have a good value when a trainer reaches higher level.
Yet, he was not angry with his parents for it. He was actually happy because he knew how hard they worked for it.
"Father, don't worry. I will train with Pansage and become an exceptional trainer."
That was what he had told his parents.
After that, he started his training and made a goal to challenge a gym. For a trainer like Axel, who was now very rich, a gym battle was just used to test his Pokemons but for ordinary trainers like Brine at that time, it was a good source of income.
If he could win a gym battle, he would get considerable amount of money. He also look multiple missions to gather more money and resources. He knew that it was very dangerous but he had to take this risk for his future.
Fortunately, he never had a huge accident in doing these missions.
After a few months, Pansage evolved to Simisage. It was at that time, he noticed that something was wrong with his Pokemon or himself. He felt that his Pokemon was developing rapidly in compared to other ordinary trainers.
Coming from a humble background, he could not give his Pokemon all the resources for a good foundation but he realized that his Pokemon was developing at a good pace.
'Is my Simisage special in some way?', he thought.
He wanted to test his Pokemon in a lab but he knew that it would be foolish to do so. He was an ordinary trainer. He didn't other people to steal his Pokemon. So, he kept it a secret.
His life was going in a good direction but at that time, all hell broke loose.
It was a Pokemon tide.
Their town had to deal with a Pokemon tide. Brine didn't even know what a Pokmeon tide was before this incident.
The Pokemon came in groups like demons to kill the people of the town. The league gave them minimal help but the town was already a lost cause when they arrived.
This was the day that he could never forget.
"Brine, we don't have any time for this. Go from this direction and save yourself.", shouted his father.
"Yes, Brine. You need to live.", said his mother in tears.
"But.. But, why can't you come with me? We will run together."
"Brine, we cannot do that. We are trainers of this village and we must do what we can to protect you and others. Don't worry, I know that you will achieve this dream even without us.", said his father patting his back.
Brine was not going to listen to his parents. How could he live without his parents? He had never even thought of this possibility.
At that time, his father knelt down and stared at him. He put his hand on Brine's shoulders and said in a confident voice.
"Brine, listen to me. We don't have enough time. This is how the world works. I am sorry that I might not be there to teach you all of it but you have to live for me and for your mother. I don't want my family to die down.
I know that you are a strong boy and you will achieve this dream. When you are strong enough, take revenge for us.
And why do you already believe that we cannot come back alive? But if you waste our time here, you will also die.
Brine, you do remember, what we say to death?"
"…Not.. today."
"Yes, not today. We are survivors, Brine. My time and your mother's time has come but your time is still there. Go to Ruby town and find your uncle and aunt. They will help you and take care of you as their own son.
Become stronger and make sure that families like us would never have to suffer like this again. Also, take care of your sister who is living with your uncle and aunt. Can you do that for me?"
Brine knew what he had to say but the words could not come from his mouth. His whole body was shivering from fear and anxiety. Finally, he took a deep breath and said, "Don't worry, father. I will take care of me and my sister."
"That is what I like to hear from you. Good boy. Now, go…", said his father.
After giving his parents the last hug, he ran away.
But this was the biggest regret of his life.
He ran away only to save himself. He was not only weak but also a coward. He could not accept it.
It took him months to reach Ruby town. The news had already come to his uncle and aunt and when they saw him, they hugged him tightly and cried. They had thought that he had died too.
His sister was a mess. She was only 6 years old but she was close to her parents too. She had come here for a holiday and she could not believe that she could never see them again.
"Brother, what are we going to do now?"
Brine didn't have the right answer for it. His parents were like a pillar for him and his sister. Especially, his father. But now they were gone and even though their uncle and aunt had made sure to take care of them like their own, he knew that it would not be the same.
After some time, they will try to differentiate. They also had a son and a daughter to take care of.
So, he had to grow strong. Stronger than ever before and he knew that he could not do this on his own. He needed someone powerful on his side. He was ready to do anything for it.
For weeks, he tried to find someone who could sponsor him and he finally found an organization. They called themselves the Seven Deadly Sins and it was a criminal organization.
Legal organizations would not take him in. He was an ordinary trainer but these criminal organizations would at least give him a chance. He knew that his Simisage was special in some way. He had to capitalize on this.
But he also knew that a single Pokemon would not help him much. He needed to add another Pokemon to his team.
He had some money to buy Pokeballs and some potions. He got ready and went inside the forest to catch one.
This was another mistake that he made in his life. The journey was filled with bad luck. He faced many powerful Pokemons and he had to run from them. Simisage was also hurt seriously and needed medical attention.
He was fortunate to get out of the forest but he didn't have the money to treat him and his Pokemon.
"Don't worry, Son. We will cover for you but please don't do such risky things in the future.", said his uncle.
But he could already feel that his uncle didn't like it. He didn't talk like his father and he felt that Brine was now a burden. So, he needed to get stronger. He also had to take care of his sister.
After getting healed, he tried to go to the forest again to try his luck. This time he was very vigilant and avoided the places that were dangerous. He was lucky this time.
"Simisage, use 'Seed bomb'.", shouted Brine. The move did hit and now he was ready for the final blow.
"Use 'Solar beam' and finish this battle."
BOOOM
Simisage had already used the move 'Sunny day'. This made it use the move 'Solar beam' at a faster pace and the move also hit.
"Nice, now go Poke ball.", shouted Brine with excitement and caught the Pokemon.
"Yes, finally we have Sandile."
The Pokemon that he caught was Sandile. It was a ground/dark type Pokemon and it was weak to grass-type moves. That was why Brine was lucky today. If raised well, its evolved form Krokodile was a very powerful Pokemon.
Things were turning good now.
He directly reached the Pokemon center to heal Sandile. The injuries were not so high. Sandile had good defense. He was also happy to know that it had monstrous potential.
He was very surprised to know this. Getting a monstrous potential Pokemon was a totally different story. With this Pokemon, he was confident to win the league battle in the future. But he had to work very hard for it.
But the most important thing right now was to tame this Pokemon. It was a wild Pokemon and he needed to tame it properly.
He called out Sandile and made Simisage ready for any trouble. After seeing Simisage, Sandile put on a defensive act.
"Listen, Sandile. I want you to be my Pokemon. I am not rich or a powerful trainer right now. My home was destroyed and my parents died. But I promise you that I will train you to the best of my ability and make sure that you reach king-rank status someday."
He didn't know why he said that. It may be cause all the emotions he was feeling but Sandile actually agreed to be his Pokemon. Sandile had also faced the same problem. Its parents were also killed so it could sympathize with Brine.
"Now, I am ready for the seven deadly sins."
With these 2 Pokemons, he knew that he would selected for seven deadly sins. He knew that it was a criminal organization but he had to use it to get to the top. His dream of killing all those Tide Pokemons was still there but for that, he had to get stronger.
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Tomorrow, he had decided to go to their base. He had already found where their base was. He thought to get a good sleep. He could already feel that his uncle and aunt were not treating his little sister with good care. But he could not do anything about it right now.
He needed to get stronger.
That night, he had a dream. He dreamed about Simisage and how he trained it to become a powerful Pokemon. In this dream, he had the powers to upgrade and evolve the ability of his Pokemons and make them stronger.
He also saw how fast Sandile reached king rank in just a year. It was a dream but the dream was very lifelike. He never had such a dream before.
'Is this my power? Do I really have the power to improve their rank fast? Is that why Simisage is growing stronger at such a fast pace'.
He was thinking about it when he woke up. When a person had lost all hope, his family, and his whole world, he would be even cling to a single glimmer of light. That was what Brine was doing right now.
He was going to test this theory.